Palestine
Emergency
Appeal

Islamic Relief has been on the ground, operating in Palestine since 1997. Our staff in Gaza are using your donations to procure food, hygiene supplies, bedding, and any other essential item we can source locally or through private trading routes.

We have implemented thorough risk assessments, established communication with stakeholders, and devised contingency plans to address unexpected issues promptly.

In the past month alone, our team was able to provide life-saving essentials to camps and maternal care for pregnant women:

• Freshly cooked lentil soup, pasta, rice and potatoes for over 1,000 people
• Psychosocial support to 700 children
• Education classes for 1,800 displaced students, along with training for teachers

Your Zakat can help deliver life-saving essentials to communities reeling from over two years of famine and genocide. The need on the ground is still at an all-time high, and entire communities require life-saving food, water, and medical care.

At Islamic Relief Canada, we follow a scholar-verified Zakat Policy to ensure your Zakat reaches as many vulnerable people as possible to transform their lives.

• $120 can deliver hot meals to 12 displaced people in Gaza
• $220 can provide maternal health services for a pregnant woman
• $575 can provide 2 trucks of water to reach 700 families

Every dollar you give means we can reach more civilian children, women and the elderly who continue to face hunger, poverty, trauma and loss.

Islamic Relief has been working in Palestine since 1997. Our work in Gaza is focused on both emergency relief and development support, ensuring sustainable long-term programs that are transformative for the communities involved.

Some of our key projects over the past few years have included:

• Distributing emergency food packs and facilitating access to clean drinking water
• Creating sustainable livelihood opportunities for 755 farmer families by planting olive trees and providing essential tools for cultivation and irrigation
• Empowering orphans and vulnerable children through education and STEM
• Enrolling children in recreational therapy and psychosocial services

Islamic Relief is ready to scale up efforts immediately once humanitarian access points and travel routes have been granted. Here is what we are ready to do:

• Continue emergency relief, distributing food, water and other vital aid
• Provide transitional shelters and basic household support for families
• Support children’s education with school supplies and kits
• Provide medical supplies and basic healthcare support
• Clear up rubble and begin rehabilitating and repairing homes, medical facilities and schools